Comments on: HOCR 101–Don’t forget about Eliot! http://www.9thseat.com/coxswain-questions-answers/hocr-101-dont-forget-about-eliot/ the brainchild of Mary Whipple, Olympic gold medalist coxswain of the US women's eight. Here you'll find informative blog posts, tips and tricks, and opportunities to learn from the best! Fri, 13 Jan 2012 04:36:47 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc By: Mary Whipple http://www.9thseat.com/coxswain-questions-answers/hocr-101-dont-forget-about-eliot/comment-page-1/#comment-947 Mary Whipple Sun, 18 Dec 2011 01:41:11 +0000 http://www.9thseat.com/?p=215#comment-947 Hi Coco, Please ask your coach for a one-on-one meeting. Asking for more advice does not show that you are incompetent it shows that you want to be there and want to be better. The coach will start to have more confidence in you when you ask him how he wants certain things done....and then you actually execute it exactly how he told you to. Coaches only lose confidence in their coxswains when they don't follow instruction and their on the water decision making doesn't make sense. Good luck! Mwhip+ Hi Coco,

Please ask your coach for a one-on-one meeting. Asking for more advice does not show that you are incompetent it shows that you want to be there and want to be better. The coach will start to have more confidence in you when you ask him how he wants certain things done….and then you actually execute it exactly how he told you to. Coaches only lose confidence in their coxswains when they don’t follow instruction and their on the water decision making doesn’t make sense.

Good luck!

Mwhip+

]]> By: Acox http://www.9thseat.com/coxswain-questions-answers/hocr-101-dont-forget-about-eliot/comment-page-1/#comment-840 Acox Fri, 21 Oct 2011 21:54:38 +0000 http://www.9thseat.com/?p=215#comment-840 Really appreciate the "am I going to hit the abutment?" feeling. I have that everytime and I'm glad you confirmed it. Really appreciate the “am I going to hit the abutment?” feeling. I have that everytime and I’m glad you confirmed it.

]]> By: I’ll be at Head of the Charles! | 9th Seat http://www.9thseat.com/coxswain-questions-answers/hocr-101-dont-forget-about-eliot/comment-page-1/#comment-838 I’ll be at Head of the Charles! | 9th Seat Fri, 21 Oct 2011 02:43:30 +0000 http://www.9thseat.com/?p=215#comment-838 [...] Articles HOCR 101--Don't forget about Eliot!Welcome to The 9th [...] [...] Articles HOCR 101–Don't forget about Eliot!Welcome to The 9th [...]

]]> By: Coco http://www.9thseat.com/coxswain-questions-answers/hocr-101-dont-forget-about-eliot/comment-page-1/#comment-817 Coco Sat, 17 Sep 2011 18:17:19 +0000 http://www.9thseat.com/?p=215#comment-817 Hey1 I am a novice coxswain for a sophmore novice boys 4 boat and i am 13. i really want my coach to officially train me but dont want him to second guess his choice of me as a cox for that boat. how should i ask him? all the boys in the boat are super suportive and really ant me to be their cox for the race in about 3 weeks. i am 5'5 and 130 pounds so their are better choices for coxswains. i really want this postion and my cach really likes the way i yell at my boat and so does my boat. what should i do? thank you!! coco Hey1
I am a novice coxswain for a sophmore novice boys 4 boat and i am 13. i really want my coach to officially train me but dont want him to second guess his choice of me as a cox for that boat. how should i ask him? all the boys in the boat are super suportive and really ant me to be their cox for the race in about 3 weeks. i am 5’5 and 130 pounds so their are better choices for coxswains. i really want this postion and my cach really likes the way i yell at my boat and so does my boat. what should i do?
thank you!!
coco

]]> By: jamie http://www.9thseat.com/coxswain-questions-answers/hocr-101-dont-forget-about-eliot/comment-page-1/#comment-435 jamie Wed, 03 Nov 2010 21:21:50 +0000 http://www.9thseat.com/?p=215#comment-435 i cox at hickory high school n ches va we practice at the great bridge locks with great bridge. we have been going to nationals the last cuple years last year we had a girls four go and our double. the double started at semifinaks and didnt make it to finals but our girls four made it all the way to semifinals which is good for us. cause we r kind of a small club so. i cox at hickory high school n ches va we practice at the great bridge locks with great bridge. we have been going to nationals the last cuple years last year we had a girls four go and our double. the double started at semifinaks and didnt make it to finals but our girls four made it all the way to semifinals which is good for us. cause we r kind of a small club so.

]]> By: jamie http://www.9thseat.com/coxswain-questions-answers/hocr-101-dont-forget-about-eliot/comment-page-1/#comment-433 jamie Wed, 03 Nov 2010 00:09:04 +0000 http://www.9thseat.com/?p=215#comment-433 and im a coxswain n hs too. im like the only real varsity coxn on the team even though there are two others. this is my third yr and ive heard good things bout you being a good coxn and i wanna be a really good coxn like you and im a coxswain n hs too. im like the only real varsity coxn on the team even though there are two others. this is my third yr and ive heard good things bout you being a good coxn and i wanna be a really good coxn like you

]]> By: jamie http://www.9thseat.com/coxswain-questions-answers/hocr-101-dont-forget-about-eliot/comment-page-1/#comment-432 jamie Wed, 03 Nov 2010 00:06:19 +0000 http://www.9thseat.com/?p=215#comment-432 hey im a coxswain to and i was wondering if you have and good motivational commands for me. i have some but i neen some different ones. have any ideas ans sometimes i repeat them to. have any websites i could go on and get some. hey im a coxswain to and i was wondering if you have and good motivational commands for me. i have some but i neen some different ones. have any ideas ans sometimes i repeat them to. have any websites i could go on and get some.

]]> By: Mary Whipple http://www.9thseat.com/coxswain-questions-answers/hocr-101-dont-forget-about-eliot/comment-page-1/#comment-413 Mary Whipple Sun, 10 Oct 2010 21:09:33 +0000 http://www.9thseat.com/?p=215#comment-413 Any and all thoughts are always welcomed. Hope you get to race the HOCR again this year! Any and all thoughts are always welcomed. Hope you get to race the HOCR again this year!

]]> By: Nick Snow http://www.9thseat.com/coxswain-questions-answers/hocr-101-dont-forget-about-eliot/comment-page-1/#comment-407 Nick Snow Fri, 24 Sep 2010 16:32:27 +0000 http://www.9thseat.com/?p=215#comment-407 Great guide. I think the decision to commit to riggers over bouys should be made on the warm up, as opposed to set as a rule. I went riggers over bouys in all the right places (yeah, that's a mild sexual pun), in the Men's youth 8+ in '09 and didn't have issues. I also didn't see anything about the Big Turn (I could have just skipped over it). Lots of time can be made up for or taken away through that section. Those are my thoughts (granted I've never coxed in the Olypmics or at the National level). Great guide. I think the decision to commit to riggers over bouys should be made on the warm up, as opposed to set as a rule. I went riggers over bouys in all the right places (yeah, that’s a mild sexual pun), in the Men’s youth 8+ in ’09 and didn’t have issues. I also didn’t see anything about the Big Turn (I could have just skipped over it). Lots of time can be made up for or taken away through that section.
Those are my thoughts (granted I’ve never coxed in the Olypmics or at the National level).

]]> By: Harry http://www.9thseat.com/coxswain-questions-answers/hocr-101-dont-forget-about-eliot/comment-page-1/#comment-284 Harry Wed, 27 Jan 2010 09:38:16 +0000 http://www.9thseat.com/?p=215#comment-284 my coaches say i need to talk alot more but i need a confidence boost to really inspire them. any tips on increasing confidence my coaches say i need to talk alot more but i need a confidence boost to really inspire them. any tips on increasing confidence

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